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About Dhekuna Village

Dhekuna is a mid sized village in Narharpur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 977, made up of 460 males and 517 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 531.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494334, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Dhekuna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Dhekuna village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Narharpur
Pincode 494334
Area (hectares) 531.24 hectares
Population 977
Male Population 460
Female Population 517
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Dhekuna compares

By the 2011 count Dhekuna is the 43rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 898 residents. Its 531.24 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

Getting to Dhekuna

Dhekuna is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Dhekuna as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Dhekuna from other places

Dhekuna lies about 31 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker, and the nearest railway station is Dhamtari, about 40 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Dhekuna
Nearest town Kānker 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Narharpur 15 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 31 km
Nearest railway station Dhamtari 40 km

Villages closest to Dhekuna

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Narharpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Dhekuna

As per the Census of India 2011, Dhekuna village had a population of 977. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 118 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 898 residents.

Dhekuna village has 460 males and 517 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Dhekuna has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1050.

The pincode recorded for Dhekuna is 494334. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Dhekuna covers 531.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Dhekuna falls under Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Dhekuna is Dhamtari, about 40 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Dhekuna.

Dhekuna is about 31 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Dhekuna is in Narharpur tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Kānker is about 9.9 km away. Narharpur is about 15 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.0 km), Kurana (2.2 km) and Chawad (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Dhekuna today is likely to be higher.

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